Seeking the opportunity for work, Home Depot parking lots are often a gathering place for immigrants who hope to get chosen by a contractor for work and wait long hours in the elements without a promise for any job. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have come to Home Depot parking lots to detain immigrant laborers, and the Albany community showed up to condemn this relationship with a rally and short march, coordinated by No Kings Collective Albany and Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition (CRSC). Sina Basila Hickey reported from this rally and spoke with No Kings Collective Albany co-leader Bryan Paz-Hernandez, Jahaira Roldan of New York Immigration Coalition and a volunteer with CRSC, CRSC volunteer Amanda, and Chris, and organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. All donations went to @518CRSC

During the winter months, the stakes are raised for the homeless members of our community. On December 21, the longest night of the year, the National Union of the Homeless and the Poor People's Campaign are so\ponsoring a speakout and vigil in Albany with a free meal to follow. Moses Nagel spoke with Joe Paparone about the event and the bigger picture for homelessness in our region.

To welcome in Chanukah, Marsha Lazarus spoke about her own experience with the Jewish holiday, the meaning of Chanukah, and being proud to be Jewish in a time when there is a rise in antisemitism. She spoke with Lennox Apudo and Sean Bernyk for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Retired National Weather Service Meteorologist Hugh Johnson spoke about the cold winter, how it compares to other years, and the forecasted holiday week with Lennox Apudo and Sean Bernyk.

Black Dimensions in Art is celebrating their fiftieth anniversary at the Albany institute of art. Marisa Espe speaks with Andrea Cunliffe live on air about this special exhibition.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea brings us to an anti ICE protest outside the Home Depot. Then, Willie Terry attends the fundraiser concert for the Underground Railroad Education Center at the NYS museum. Later on, Mark Dunlea speaks with Alex Patterson about the update to the state energy plan. After that, Sina speaks with Meredith Kooi of Wave Farm about WGXC’s efforts to expand their support of community radio. Finally, We speak with Marisa Espe about Albany Institute's Black Dimensions in Art exhibition

Rev. Dustin Longmire of the Messiah Lutheran Church in Schenectady and Board Chair of Rotterdam Community Center, spoke at a recent press conference of the Schenectady Food Council. The Council has three legislative priorities this year: raising the minimum SNAP benefits in the state, funding statewide hunger relief programs like the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program, and making it easier for institutions like schools and hospitals to buy food products locally. Rev. Longmire talks about hunger policy with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine, along with discussiing his community food advocates program.

WGXC wants to expand its community radio studio in Catskill. They hope to expand their space for even more community programming, workshops, and in-studio performances. To hear more about this news, we spoke with Meredith Kooi, Radio Program Director at Wave Farm. She spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. https://wavefarm.org/ instagram: wgxc_90.7fm facebook: WGXCradio they also love to get phone calls: (518) 212-7509

On Sunday, December 14, 2025, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended a "Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice" concert at the NYS Museum in Albany. The concert was held to support the fundraising campaign of the Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC) to build an Underground Railroad Interpretive Center in the Arbor Hill Community in Albany. In this labor segment, Willie interviewed Mary Liz Steward, Executive Director of the UREC, about their effort to build the interpretive center.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, we hear about Governor Hochul agreeing to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act. Then, for our peace segment, we explore the bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin After that, Rosemary Armao looks at Trump and the military Finally, we finish up with a recent meeting of the Albany Common Council about a new landfill and transfer station

On Tuesday December 16, the Hochul administration approved an update to the state energy plan which embraced an All-of-the-Above energy policy including fossil fuels and nuclear power. Many climate groups challenged the plan as being out of compliance with the goals included in the CLCPA, the state's climate law five years ago. Many are disappointed that not only has Hochul and NYPA failed to commit to build 15 GW of publicly owned renewable energy to meet the state's climate goal, but recently backed down to 5.5 GW. Alex Patterson of the Public Power NY Coalition talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.